Youth dominates girls basketball stats in conference

Her high conference game was 30, against Wabasha-Kellogg on Dec. 13. The 30 points is the highest total scored in a TRC game, also accomplished by Mariah Schroeder, Caledonia freshman, vs. St. Charles on Jan. 10, and Karlie Gilbeck, Plainview-Elgin-Millville junior, against Caledonia on Jan. 2.

Youth dominated the scoring charts with only three seniors in the top 10. Note that Kirtz squeezed out the scoring crown by just 0.03, over Megan Hintz, Dover-Eyota.

The following statistics are of players that have played in more than half the team's reported games and meet the criteria of categories.

Below are the top 10 scorers. Other categories are the top 10 with Fillmore Central girls noted among the top 25.

Player, team, grade points games average

McKenzie Kirtz, s, 11 414 20 20.70

Megan Hintz, de, 10 372 18 20.67

Kendra Crawford, rp, 12 317 19 16.68

Hayley Rau, pem, 12 313 20 15.65

Mariah Schroeder, cal, 9 285 19 15.00

Brianna Koop, rp, 9 276 19 14.53

Sarah Hart, pem, 10 284 20 14.20

Morgan Malley, fc, 11 240 18 13.33

Sam Schroeder, cal, 9 240 18 13.33

Abby Ludens, stc, 12 264 20 13.20

Rebounding

Sophomore Megan Hintz, Dover-Eyota is the top rebounder in the conference, averaging double-digits, 10.11 per game. She had 15 boards against TRC opponents Southland (Jan. 17) and Wabasha-Kellogg (Feb. 18). Again, the underclassmen hold down six of the top 10 spots.

Player, school, grade reb. games rpg

Megan Hintz, de, 10 182 18 10.11

Hayley Rau, pem, 12 170 20 8.50

McKenzie Kirtz, s, 11 169 20 8.45

Carolyn Shanahan, stc, 10 151 19 7.95

Sam Schroeder, cal, 9 134 18 7.44

Keela Brand, rp, 12 139 19 7.32

Julia Charron, c, 11 136 20 6.80

Lexi Kanz, wk, 12 129 20 6.45

Abby Ludens, stc, 12 129 20 6.45

Brianna Koop, rp, 8 121 19 6.37

15. Leah Scheevel, fc, 11 114 19 6.00

20. Sammi Bakke, fc, 11 104 19 5.47

21. Kendyl Bennett, fc, 9 103 19 5.42

Steals

An "APB" has been put out for Kendra Crawford, Rushford-Peterson senior. She led the Three Rivers in steals this year, total and average. The Trojans had three individuals in the top 10 this year.

Player, school, grade steals games spg

Kendra Crawford, rp, 12 103 19 5.42

McKenzie Kirtz, s, 11 96 20 4.80

Nautika Kotero, wk, 10 62 16 3.88

Kirsten Keefe, chat, 11 70 19 3.68

Keela Brand, rp, 12 66 19 3.47

Carolyn Shanahan, stc, 10 66 19 3.47

Brooke Johnson, rp, 10 65 19 3.42

Kelly Vaselaar, c, 11 66 20 3.30

Gabrielle Bowlin, c, 9 49 15 3.27

Sydney Bendtsen, s, 10 64 20 3.20

21. Kenzie Broadwater, fc, 9 42 19 2.21

Assists

Kendra Crawford is the TRC assist leader, averaging 5.37 assists/game. She takes from the other team and gives to her teammates.

Player, school, grade assists games apg

Kendra Crawford, rp, 12 102 19 5.37

Kirsten Keefe, chat, 11 89 19 4.68

Kenzie Broadwater, fc, 9 85 19 4.47

Nautika Kotero, wk, 10 67 18 4.19

McKenzie Kirtz, s, 11 83 20 4.15

Sarah Hart, pem, 10 72 20 3.60

Rowan Blaschko, wk, 12 71 20 3.55

Gabrielle Bowlin, c, 9 47 15 3.13

Madison Nelson, de, 10 53 18 2.94

Haley Colton, k, 12 58 20 2.90

Field goal shooting

Second in scoring and first in shooting was Megan Hintz, Dover-Eyota sophomore - that's real production! Seven in the conference shot over 50 percent with a minimum of 100 shots.

Player, school, grade fgm/fga %

Megan Hintz, de, 10 150/237 63.29

Brianna Koop, rp, 9 106/191 55.50

Sarah Hart, pem, 10 110/206 53.40

Karlie Gilbeck, pem, 11 76/143 53.15

Hayley Rau, pem, 12 122/230 53.04

Sam Schroeder, cal, 9 97/184 52.72

Sidney Irish, chat, 12 60/118 50.85

Kirsten Keefe, chat, 11 72/145 49.66

Madison Nelson, de, 10 88/184 47.83

Mariah Schroeder, cal, 9 93/196 47.45

13. Kendyl Bennett, fc, 9 57/125 45.60

Three-point shooting

Kirsten Keefe, Chatfield junior, is the long range champion, hitting nearly 40 percent of her three-pointers. Morgan Malley, Fillmore Central junior, made the most (46), and Jordyn Krause, Caledonia junior, took the most (148). Players listed had 15 or more made.

Player, school, grade fgm/fga %

Kirsten Keefe, chat, 11 19/48 39.58

Sarah Hart, pem, 10 18/47 38.30

Gabrielle Bowlin, c, 9 24/66 36.36

Morgan Malley, fc, 11 46/140 32.86

Melinda Woods, k, 12 22/68 32.35

Sidney Irish, chat, 12 15/47 31.91

Kendra Crawford, rp, 12 15/49 30.61

Morgan Henry, chat, 12 18/60 30.00

Jordyn Krause, cal, 11 43/148 29.05

Hope Morrison, rp, 12 39/135 28.89

Free throw shooting

The free throw champion for 2013-14 is sophomore Sarah Hart, PEM. She's hitting better than four of every five at the charity stripe. Getting to the line is a good thing, and five girls got there more than 100 times. Topping the attempts list was Mariah Schroeder (cal, 9) with 114...that's more than five per game. Also on the 100+ list are Brianna Koop (105, rp, freshman), McKenzie Kirtz (103, s, junior), Carolyn Shanahan (102, stc, sophomore) and Kendra Crawford (102, rp, senior). Players listed had a minimum of 30 attempts.

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